This post comes fresh off the news that Sony and Microsoft will be announcing the successors to the current gen of consoles at this year’s E3 in an effort to compete with Nintendo’s next console effort, the Wii U (source).

I’m a skeptical woman, both consoles are rumoured, even if they do come from a highly reputable source, but I’ll still refuse to believe either console’s’ existence until I have the actual, tangible product in my arms and the reality has set in that I now have no money or a social life thanks to them.

However, one can cross all of their fingers, toes and other crossable body parts that come June 2012, both will be confirmed by the Microsoft and Sony bigwigs themselves but until then I’ve put together a list of all of the things we should hope are included (or avoided) in the new next-gen platforms.

They say that video games offer one of the most immersing user experiences in the world, providing an entirely new playing field for interactivity. It is also said that films can elicit incredible reactions from viewers, engaging them with every scene, 3D was said to take this engagement and improve on that. Tenfold. We already know that Sony are rolling out games that are set to captivate us even more, featuring 3D (and some even have PlayStation Move) support over the next year.Killzone 3’s beautifully rendered ice caps and behemoth oil rig structures will be seen in a third dimension sometime around early 2011 and you can bet that I’ll be the first in line to get a piece of the ever enthralling-3D-pie!

With all of this incredible ‘3D-ness’ in mind and with all of these amazing games and films set to be released, it only makes perfect sense for one smart, if not ‘genius’ company to start planning for this new fascinating 3D revolution by offering up 3D gaming in the home of the of the original viewing experience, the cinema.

Today I’d like to welcome you to a new feature on J Station X, the Round Table! If the other member of the JSX RT are up for it, I’d love to make this regular thing but for now, say hello to Round Table Number 1! On the Round Table, I ask each member a few questions about games and they answer. Simple. There’s also the chance for you to have your input too, just leave a comment!